The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urgently alerted party leadership to alarming developments in the Rivers State House of Assembly.
In a statement signed by State spokesperson Darlington Nwauju, the APC acknowledges the legislature’s independence and its role in checks and balances. However, it firmly rejects any impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy.
The party warns that staying silent would be untenable, as this move reeks of lingering PDP internal conflicts spilling over into APC ranks.
The release states further: “It is important to say to Rivers people and Nigerians that since the latest threat of impeachment centers on the budget, may we remind ourselves that under the period of emergency rule, a budget was transmitted to the National Assembly by the President and Commander-in-Chief in May 2025, which was approved by the Senate on June 25, 2025 and subsequently by the House of Representatives on July 22 2025 for a total sum of #1.485 trillion.
“Interestingly, this budget is for one year and should run uptil August 2026 and if the Governor is comfortable with the composition of the said budget, he may elect not to present any supplementary budget.
“Besides, the constitution allows for a six-months spending window into the new fiscal year by a state governor.
“We therefore strongly advise all members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, especially APC members, to resist pressures from outside the Assembly chambers to destablize the Government of Rivers State ably led by His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara.
“Let it be known that our party will do everything possible to ensure that the Government of Rivers State, which is an APC government, is not destabilized through fratricidal disagreements.
“We therefore call on members of the State Assembly, especially APC members, to immediately discontinue the impeachment process in order not to drag the image of our great party to the mud and stifle the continuous progress and development of Rivers State.
“Let our State remain a democracy and not a politicocracy!!!”
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